Trivia quiz
Happy Days Trivia
20 questions and answers: 6 easy, 8 medium, and 6 hard.
Grab a booth at Arnold's and test your memory of the Cunninghams, the Fonz, and 1950s Milwaukee. The questions run from the jukebox basics to the spin-offs, the shark, and the show's surprising beginnings on another series.
Tap a choice to lock in your answer and see the explanation, or open any answer below to check it. Questions run from easy to hard, and every answer links to the Happy Days character guides.
Happy Days trivia questions and answers
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- Question 1Easy
In which city is Happy Days set?
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Answer: C. Milwaukee
The Cunninghams live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the series follows them from the 1950s into the early 1960s.
Character guide: Richie Cunningham
- Question 2Easy
What is the name of the drive-in restaurant where Richie and his friends hang out?
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Answer: A. Arnold's
Arnold's is the gang's home base, and Fonzie eventually becomes a co-owner of the place.
Character guides: Richie Cunningham, Arthur Fonzarelli
- Question 3Easy
Which actor played Richie Cunningham?
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Answer: D. Ron Howard
Ron Howard starred as Richie, while Henry Winkler played Fonzie, Anson Williams played Potsie, and Don Most played Ralph Malph.
Character guide: Richie Cunningham
- Question 4Easy
What kind of business does Howard Cunningham own?
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Answer: B. A hardware store
Howard runs Cunningham Hardware, and he is one of only two characters to appear in every episode of the series.
Character guide: Howard Cunningham
- Question 5Easy
On water skis in "Hollywood: Part 3," what does Fonzie famously jump over?
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Answer: B. A shark
The stunt gave the world the phrase "jumping the shark," now used for any show that tries something outlandish to stay fresh.
Episode: Season 5, Episode 3, "Hollywood: Part 3"
Character guide: Arthur Fonzarelli
- Question 6Easy
What is Fonzie's real first name?
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Answer: D. Arthur
His full name is Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, though almost everyone calls him Fonzie or the Fonz.
Character guide: Arthur Fonzarelli
- Question 7Medium
Where does Fonzie live after he moves in with the Cunninghams?
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Answer: A. In the apartment over their garage
In "Fonzie Moves In," Richie rents him the room over the garage, a move that put Fonzie at the center of the show.
Episode: Season 3, Episode 1, "Fonzie Moves In"
Character guides: Arthur Fonzarelli, Richie Cunningham, Howard Cunningham
- Question 8Medium
Which demolition derby driver is the old flame who comes back for Fonzie in season 4?
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Answer: C. Pinky Tuscadero
Pinky roars back into town in "Fonzie Loves Pinky," and her younger sister Leather later gets her own storyline as a rock singer.
Episode: Season 4, Episode 1, "Fonzie Loves Pinky: Part 1"
Character guide: Arthur Fonzarelli
- Question 9Medium
Which character is the only one allowed to call Fonzie by his real first name?
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Answer: D. Marion Cunningham
Marion affectionately calls him Arthur, a privilege no one else in Milwaukee would dare to try.
Character guides: Marion Cunningham, Arthur Fonzarelli
- Question 10Medium
What nickname does Fonzie give Richie's little sister Joanie?
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Answer: B. Shortcake
Fonzie calls Joanie "Shortcake," and she later marries his cousin Chachi in the series finale.
Character guide: Arthur Fonzarelli
- Question 11Medium
Which Fats Domino line does Richie sing when he is feeling lucky with a girl?
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Answer: C. I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill
Richie belts out the Blueberry Hill lyric whenever romance seems within reach, and he calls rivals "bucko" when he gets annoyed.
Character guide: Richie Cunningham
- Question 12Medium
Who created Happy Days?
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Answer: A. Garry Marshall
Garry Marshall created the series, which went on to spawn hit spin-offs including Laverne and Shirley and Mork and Mindy.
- Question 13Medium
Which spin-off stars two Milwaukee bottle-cappers who first turn up on a double date arranged by Fonzie?
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Answer: A. Laverne & Shirley
Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney debut in "A Date with Fonzie" and work at the fictional Shotz Brewery, and their own show became a major hit.
Episode: Season 3, Episode 10, "A Date with Fonzie"
Character guide: Arthur Fonzarelli
- Question 14Medium
Which put-down, invented by a Happy Days writer, did Fonzie turn into a national catchphrase?
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Answer: C. Sit on it
Writer Bob Brunner came up with both the "Fonzie" nickname and the "Sit on it" retort that kids everywhere started repeating.
Character guide: Arthur Fonzarelli
- Question 15Hard
Which song served as the opening theme in the first season, before the "Happy Days" theme took over?
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Answer: B. Rock Around the Clock
Season one opened with a fresh recording of Bill Haley and His Comets' "Rock Around the Clock," and Pratt and McClain later sang the familiar "Happy Days" theme.
- Question 16Hard
The Happy Days pilot first aired as a segment on which anthology series?
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Answer: D. Love, American Style
The segment aired in 1972 as "Love and the Television Set," and it helped George Lucas decide to cast Ron Howard in American Graffiti.
Character guide: Richie Cunningham
- Question 17Hard
Where is Richie stationed in the Army when he marries Lori Beth by phone?
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Answer: C. Greenland
In "R.C. & L.B Forever," Lori Beth cannot join Richie on his Army base in Greenland until they are married, so they wed over the phone with Fonzie standing in for the groom.
Episode: Season 8, Episode 19, "R.C. & L.B Forever"
Character guides: Richie Cunningham, Arthur Fonzarelli
- Question 18Hard
Which actor played Arnold, the original owner of the drive-in?
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Answer: A. Pat Morita
Pat Morita played Arnold Takahashi, and after Arnold married and moved away, Al Molinaro took over the counter as new owner Al Delvecchio.
- Question 19Hard
In which Happy Days episode does Robin Williams first appear as Mork from Ork?
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Answer: D. My Favorite Orkan
In "My Favorite Orkan," Mork tries to take Richie back to Ork as a sample human until Fonzie stops him, and the episode led straight to the spin-off Mork and Mindy.
Episode: Season 5, Episode 22, "My Favorite Orkan"
Character guide: Richie Cunningham
- Question 20Hard
What happens for Fonzie on the day of Joanie and Chachi's wedding in the series finale?
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Answer: B. He becomes a father by adopting Danny
In "Passages," Howard persuades the adoption agency to rethink its rule against single parents, and Fonzie adopts Danny on the day Joanie and Chachi marry.
Episode: Season 11, Episode 16, "Passages"
Character guides: Arthur Fonzarelli, Howard Cunningham
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